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L-R: Habitat for Humanity of Putnam Executive Director Murali Thirumal, Tri-County EMC Communication Specialist Anna Smith, HFHP Marketing & Development Manager Katherine Mahlberg, and HFHP Board Chair Linda Moore at a check presentation last Thursday. CONTRIBUTED

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the dynamic show begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $35 and $15 for students. CONTRIBUTED

The Jazz Legacy Project, led by drummer Justin Varnes, will feature the life and music of Louis Armstrong on May 14, at Festival Hall in Greensboro. CONTRIBUTED

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L-R: Chuck Brake of the Lake Oconee Elks Lodge, SCI Director-at-Large and Chapter Vice President James Lakeman, Georgia SCI Chapter President Lester Richardson, and SCI Chief Operating Officer Louie Cole greeted veterans as they entered the Honoring Our Heroes event earlier this month at Briarpatch Farms. CONTRIBUTED

Putnam County students at all levels will soon benefit from the efforts of the relaunched Putnam Education Foundation. CONTRIBUTED

Guests enjoy the cocktails at the 2026 St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital fashion show. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Surrounded by friends and family, Kirtsten Thompson (with scissors) officially opened her new store, Saving Grace, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted last Saturday by the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce. CONTRIBUTED

Children’s author Andrea Cassell recently released her fourth children’s book, Kibby the Underdoodle. CONTRIBUTED